reduce the production of the first six months of the year according to . It is understood that the company will produce at least 70 percent fewer units than originally planned. This will be the biggest drop of 20 percent in the overall planned production of iPhone 12 through June.
It is even said that Apple has told some vendors to temporarily stop making specific parts for the iPhone 12 mini. Some other components have been redistributed for the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max.
Even with the cuts, Apple is still on track to make more iPhones this year than in 2020. Nikkei proposes that the company plans to manufacture 75 million units in the first six months and 230 million devices in total, representing an overall increase of 11.6 percent. It is believed to help Apple promote possible parts shortages as well as possible economic recovery (and more people may have enough extra cash to buy a new phone).
The report confirms that the 5.4-inch iPhone 12 mini is not selling all that well. Although the iPhone 11 is a year older than the 2020 series, the iPhone 12 mini offers excellent battery life and costs $ 100 less. This, in line with the fact that many people opt for phones with larger screens, may be one of the reasons why the iPhone 12 mini apparently does not sell as much as Apple would hope.